Overview
- Cunningham died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at his home in Rye, New York, according to a family announcement.
- His career spanned nearly seven decades across Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, and film, with his last New York stage appearance in 2012.
- He originated notable Broadway roles including Nikos in Zorba, Peter in Company, Flan in Six Degrees of Separation, Nicholas in The Sisters Rosensweig, and Captain E. J. Smith in Titanic.
- Screen highlights included Mystic Pizza and Dead Poets Society, with memorable voice work in In & Out and Starship Troopers.
- A longtime Rye resident, he co-led the Playwrights and Players fundraising series with Frances Sternhagen and is survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.